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Napo Pharmaceuticals Will Provide Pediatric Formulation of Crofelemer at Cost to Developing Nations to Help Treat Life-Threatening Diarrhoel Diseases (Subject to FDA Approval)
Published in AIDS Weekly, October 6th, 2008
Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., ("Napo") of South San Francisco, California, whose novel anti-diarrheal compound crofelemer is currently in development, has agreed to provide access to crofelemer for pediatric populations in disaster situations and resource-constrained geographies, pending successful registration of crofelemer as an FDA approved product (and any local registration requirements). The commitment is being made as part of the Clinton Global Initiative.
Crofelemer is a late-stage gastro-intestinal agent which treats watery diarrhea, and is sustainably harvested from Amazonian rain forests and manufactured in India in accordance with FDA Good Manufacturing...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-10-06)
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